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As I remember, Gray said something like, "If you use alcohol, your legs will get all rubbery." Or maybe he was talking about the epoxy. Hmmmm. Something fishy here.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Ron Van Putte</div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 20, 2007, at 3:24 PM, Del K. Rykert wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Vince.. .. your sometimers isn't showing today.. ;~} .. I remember the same as you do. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"> Del</font></div> <blockquote style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="vicenterc@comcast.net" href="mailto:vicenterc@comcast.net">vicenterc@comcast.net</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:35 AM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fw: Epoxy Question</div> <div><br></div> <div>Didn't the master say that is not good idea to use alcohol to thin epoxy? I could be wrong since my memory is bad. Anyone remember? </div> <div> </div> <div class="signature" id="signature">--<br>Vicente "Vince" Bortone</div> <div> </div> <blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <br>From: "Ken Thompson" <<a href="mailto:kthompson@stx.rr.com">kthompson@stx.rr.com</a>> <br> <div> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="kthompson@stx.rr.com" href="mailto:kthompson@stx.rr.com">Ken Thompson</a> </div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:13 AM</div> <div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Epoxy Question</div></div> <div><br></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Well folks,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Here is a preliminary finding...Considering the fact that I probably skewed the results by stirring the mixture to keep it incorporated, and the 5 minute epoxy mixture I used has only been curing for about 60 minutes, I found no detectable loss of weight on a Pelouze PS20DL digital postal scale. I will try to attach a pic of the weight of the cup, stir stick and mixture. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">The cup and stick weigh .5 oz, with the remainder being the mixture. One thing you will see is that stirring the mixture makes a gelatinous mess...</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div>----- Original Message ----- </div> <blockquote style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="wgalligan@att.net" href="mailto:wgalligan@att.net">wgalligan</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="donramsey@gmail.com" href="mailto:donramsey@gmail.com">Don Ramsey</a> ; <a title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:51 AM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Epoxy Question</div> <div><br></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">OK, I'll take a stab. After the alcohol evaporates you would have the same mass or weight of epoxy that you started with. AND to reiterate what I learned from the Master Fowler, thinning epoxy, if I remember right, changes the molecular structure weakening the mixture. It will also cause the epoxy to shrink over time. BTDT.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Wayne Galligan</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">waiting for Master to speak</font></div> <blockquote style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="don.ramsey@suddenlink.net" href="mailto:don.ramsey@suddenlink.net">Don Ramsey</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:53 AM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NSRCA-discussion] Epoxy Question</div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><br></div> <div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Breaking news. Here's something from Mike Harrison that will be of interest to the list.</font></div> <div><font size="2">Don</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Ok, think about this, take 1 oz epoxy and thin with 1 oz alcohol (91%).? After curing how much do you think it weighs and tell me why.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Mike</font></div></div><div> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><hr><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></blockquote><div> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><hr><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</blockquote></blockquote><div> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><hr><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</blockquote><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>